The North Side Christian Health Center (NSCHC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The funding will be used to expand clinic hours across NSCHC's two locations, increasing service availability by 13-25% through extended evening and weekend hours. This will allow NSCHC to improve access to primary care, dental, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program, has awarded a $1,200,000 project grant to the Squirrel Hill Health Center (SHHC) to expand behavioral health services. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will enable SHHC to rebuild its behavioral health team, increase language proficiency, focus on trauma-informed care, and develop a...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $513,626 Project Grant to North Penn Comprehensive Health Services (NPCHS) to expand access to behavioral health services in the rural Tioga and Bradford Counties of northcentral Pennsylvania. The funding will enable NPCHS to increase the number of patients receiving mental health and substance use disorder services, including...
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Community Health Centers program (CFDA 93.224), awarded a $1.2 million project grant to Cornerstone Care Inc., a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. This grant will fund the expansion of Cornerstone Care's behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, with a focus on...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program, awarded $1,150,000 to the Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Council, Inc. to expand behavioral health services in McKees Rocks, PA. The funding will support the addition of behavioral health providers and critical psychiatry services within the organization's two Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) locations, the Sto-Rox Family Health Center and the Hilltop Community...
The Partnership Community Health Center (PCHC) was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The funding will be used to expand behavioral health services, including substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, for residents of Northeast Wisconsin over a 2-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. Specifically, PCHC will use the grant funds to: 1) Increase the...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant through the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program to Central Counties Health Centers, Inc. (CCHC) to expand and improve behavioral health services in its service area. Over a 2-year period starting September 1, 2024, CCHC will utilize the $600,000 Year 1 and $500,000 Year 2 funding to implement a telepsychiatry program, increase access to substance use disorder treatment, and...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will support the expansion of behavioral health services by Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Carolina. The funding will allow the organization to add licensed clinical social workers to provide long-term therapy for patients with mental health...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program to Centerville Clinics, Incorporated, operating as Yablonski Memorial Clinic, located in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will fund the expansion and enhancement of behavioral health services for underserved and vulnerable populations in the clinic's rural service area. As a...
The federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program provides $600,000 in Year 1 and $500,000 in Year 2 to Piedmont Health Services, Inc., a non-profit community health center organization based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The funding will support the Behavioral Health Service Expansion project, which aims to integrate mental health and substance use disorder treatments across Piedmont Health...
The Bureau of Primary Health Care, through the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program, awarded a $1,200,000 project grant to the North Side Christian Health Center (NSCHC) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will be used to expand the capacity and expertise of NSCHC's Behavioral Health Department. Key elements of the project include:
Adding two new therapists, one with addiction medicine expertise, to increase behavioral health service capacity
Contracting with a psychiatrist to provide medication management and additional patient assessments
Expanding behavioral health services to NSCHC's Northview Heights location
Providing additional social supports, including a nurse, care navigator, and community health worker, to help patients better engage with and adhere to behavioral health treatment
This project aims to address the significant unmet need for behavioral health and substance use disorder services among NSCHC's patient population, of which 52% have a diagnosed mental health or substance use condition. The grant will enable NSCHC to meet over 50% of its current behavioral health demand, aligning with local health department goals to improve access to behavioral health services and reduce racial disparities in healthcare.